Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
---|---|
Lecture | 10 x 1-hour lectures |
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 1-hour seminars |
Workload Breakdown | Lecture and seminar attendance - 20 hours; lecture and seminar preparation (research and reading) - 135 hours; essay research and preparation - 45 hours. |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
---|---|---|
Semester Exam | 2 Hours written examination (2 essay questions, equally weighted) | 60% |
Semester Assessment | Continuous assessment: 2 x 1,500-2,000-word essay | 40% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours written examination | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Have a better grasp of French language and registers.
2. Develop and demonstrate analytical skills in French literary texts.
3. Develop a non stereotypical and spatial knowledge of Paris as a cultural capital.
4. Historically contextualise the representation of Paris as a cultural capital in relation to the construction of its myth.
5. Have an understanding of how this specific myth has been constructed in literary, political and aesthetic terms.
6. Relate and articulate the construction and the development of this myth to other literary myths.
7. Have a cultural awareness of its relevance to contemporary French issues and to Paris's image today.
Aims
The aim of this module is to prepare students both culturally and linguistically for their Year Abroad, by focusing on the development of the myth of Paris as an international capital of culture and arts. It also aims at increasing their analytical reading skills.
Brief description
This module will provide them with the critical tools to understand the concept of myth and to elaborate on the construction and development of other literary myths.
Content
Honore de BALZAC, "Ferragus" in L'Histoire des treize (Hatier, 2003); Charles BAUDELAIRE, Le Spleen de Paris (Hachette, Le Livre de Poche, 2003); Andre BRETON, Nadja (Gallimard/Folio 1964); Raymond QUENEAU, Zazie dans le metro (Gallimard/Folio, 1980); Some references to relevant French films will be made (Jean Delannoy, Notre Dame de Paris, 1956; Jacques Rivette, Paris nous appartient, 1960)
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
---|---|
Application of Number | Possibly, evaluation of statistical data in the secondary reading. |
Communication | Oral communication developed in seminars; written communication developed in assessments and exam. |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be able to assess their own progress week by week through their increased understanding of the issues raised and the skills developed. |
Information Technology | Use of on-line journals and source collections; delivery of course materials and information via email and e-learning system. |
Personal Development and Career planning | Acquisition of transferable skills; in-depth acquaitance with literary/cultural studies as an academic subject. |
Problem solving | Selection of reading material; answering questions posed by written assessment; seminar work. |
Research skills | Preparation of written assessment; preparation for seminars. |
Subject Specific Skills | Acquisition of French linguistic skills. |
Team work | Debates and group presentations in seminars. |
Reading List
Should Be PurchasedBalzac (2003) L'Histoire des treize Pocket 2266083287 Primo search Baudelaire (2003) Le Spleen de Paris Livre de Poche 223161209 Primo search Breton, Andre (1964) Nadja Gallimard Folio Primo search Queneau, Raymond (1980) Zazie dans le métro Gallimard/Folio 2070333078 Primo search Essential Reading
Sheringham, Michael (ed) (1997) Parisian Fields Reaktion Books Primo search Recommended Text
Aragon, Louis (1972) Le Paysan de Paris Gallimard/Folio 2070367827 Primo search Hugo, Victor (2002) Notre-Dame de Paris Gallimard/Folio 2070422526 Primo search Prendergast, Christophe (1992) Paris and the 19th century Blackwell 0631157883 Primo search Rifkin, Adrian (1993) Street noises, Parisian pleasures Manchester University Press 0719038359 Primo search Recommended Consultation
Hussey, Andrew Paris, The Secret History Penguin Viking 9780670913640 Primo search Reference Text
Benjamin, Walter (1999) The Arcades Project The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press 067404326X Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5